CURRENT MISSION

Being here...

ABOUT ME

We met each other in Karlstad 1998 on the day after Sebastians arrival in Sweden. We stayed in Sweden and built our home in Karlstad, where we enjoy ourselves ever since.

Alexandra: I was born and grew up in Storvreta/Uppsala north of Stockholm. I studied Religion and Swedish and have been on an exchange year in Chambery, France. I worked at the Karlstad University for 5 years and I am now working for the MSB - the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency in Karlstad. Next to that I have my own company KAXA Production.

Sebastian: I'm a bicycle-loving former Dutchman who as a 15-year-old made the decision to migrate to a forest abroad. I studied at the International Hotel School in Leeuwarden and left the Netherlands for an MBA-year at the Karlstad University in 1998. Today I work as business counsellor at Almi företagspartner.

PHILOSOPHY

Alexandra: Best way to fortune is to stay curious.
Sebastian: Being here.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and hosting, made a financial contribution, active communicating in some of the groups and creating new groups...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far we have stayed at a CS'er in Finland, eaten dinner with a CS'er in Moscow and stayed at CS'ers in the Netherlands and in Poland. We have also had CS'ers from quite some different countries surfing our couches and beds. Just a great way of meeting people and learning about other peoples real life-situations.

Interests

Fun things in life are meeting people, arts, dancing, feng shui, reading and writing, cooking, coffee time, transition and outdoor sports such as XC skiing, XC and DH mountainbiking, ice skating, rock climbing and kite flying.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• coffee
• flying
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• kite flying
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• business
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:Departures, La Femme Nikita, Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain, Lilja4Ever, Leaving Las Vegas, Lola Rennt, Das Leben der Anderen, The Groundhog Day, Crash, La Belle Verte, Okuribito (おくりびと) and of course our own 3 minute long movie: Things you don't remember, have never happend.

Music: Erykah Badu, Manu Chao, Regina Spektor, Jamiroquai, Madonna, Outkast, Nick Cave, Anya, Buena Vistas Social Club, E.S.T. Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Koop and SO much more (Except for most blues music. Somebody help me!)

Literature: Let my people go surfing, Yvon Chouinard, Culture Jam by Kalle Lasn, Lasermannen by Gellert Tamas, Kalla det vad fan du vill by Marjaneh Bakhtiari, Kronprincessan by Hanne-Vibeke Holst, The Halfbrother by Lars Saabye Christensen, Oranges are not the only fruit by Jeanette Winterson, Aniara by Harry Martinson, Dr Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg and much much more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Both: 1. Meeting eachother, 2. Downhill mountainbiking from Mount Åreskutan in Sweden. The thrill was unbelievable!, 3. Hiking and mountainbiking on the hill Kinnekulle in Sweden during spring time, 4. Travelling from our hometown Karlstad in Sweden to Qingdao in China all the way by train.

Alexandra: 30 km XC skiing in the world's largest competition for women, Tjejvasan, was a lot of fun!

Sebastian: 1. Moving from the Netherlands to Sweden and becoming a Swedish citizen, 2. Cycling through Norway to reach the North Cape, 3. Norwegian train journey from Bergen to Oslo, 4. Setting up a company.

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: Swedish culture and language. We can also teach you the very nice card game called 1000. In case you're interested, we are good at living below 1 footprint.
LEARN: New food recipes, eco-friendly-things, dances, songs, etc.
SHARE: Let us start off with a cup of coffee or a couch...

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belgium, China, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Netherlands, Sweden

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